The government's chief forecasting gauge for business cycles is the:
A. unemployment rate.
B. real GDP.
C. personal income index.
D. index of leading indicators.
Answer: D
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Why might private investment in poor countries, rather than aid by foreign governments and international agencies, contribute more effectively to economic growth?
A) Private investment is more consistent with central economic planning. B) Technical assistance is often part of the private investment package. C) Private investment is always selfish. D) Private investors are smarter and more street-wise than public authorities.
The Solo Coal Mine is the only employer in the small town of Way out there. The market supply of coal miners is Qs = 0.02W - 200 and Qd = 500 - 0.02W, where W is the annual wage of a coal miner and Q is the number of coal miners. What is the deadweight loss in the market for coal miners due to the monopsony?
A. $250,000 B. $500,000 C. $125,000 D. $750,000
The external costs of cigarettes are related to the health problem smoking produces for both smokers and nonsmokers. One estimate places these costs at 29 cents per pack. Presently, sales and excise taxes on cigarettes average about 37 cents per pack. These estimates suggest that (i) cigarette consumption is below the optimal or efficient quantity; (ii) cigarette taxes should be reduced
a. i and ii b. i but not ii c. ii but not i d. neither i nor ii
Straker Industries estimated its short-run costs using a U-shaped average variable cost function of the formAVC = a + bQ + cQ2and obtained the following results. Total fixed cost (TFC) at Straker Industries is $1,000. 
If Straker Industries produces 20 units of output, what is estimated average total cost (ATC)?
A. $67.40 B. $117.40 C. $19.40 D. $1,348